Farewell to a Legend (Again) - R.I.P. Shingo Araki

[chocochuy]

Greetings, Mortals!

Today I am saddened to inform you that we have lost another great artist. The man that we lost was probably more known for his works on Mangas and Anime Series but still he was one hardcore badass fellow. He was a master of the mild ecchi situations, one of the people responsible for bringing back the epic mythology to anime and one of the main inspirations for the CLAMP girls. Today I must inform you that yesterday (or today, considering the time zone of Japan) Shingo Araki, one of the main character designers of the Saint Seiya anime, passed away at the age of 72 so he could become one with the Cosmos. Rest in Peace, Shingo Araki (1939-2011).

By following these links you will be better informed about Araki-sensei's demise (Sadly, there are no English reports so far) :

http://manga-air.com/2011/12/01/le-monde-de-lanimation-japonaise-est-en-deuil/

http://mechaheroes.blogspot.com/2011/12/news-addio-al-grande-shingo-araki.html

http://saoblog.laventanadesaouri.com/archives/11462

Here is a picture of Shingo Araki :



A sample of his epic art :



And here is a more or less complete selection of the works he did in his life :

• Amon Saga (OAV) : Character Design, Animation director.
• Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (TV) : Character Design.
• Babel II OAV : Character Design.
• Fuma no Kojirou: Fuma Hanran-hen (OAV) : Character Design.
• Fuma no Kojirou: Seiken Sensou-hen (OAV) : Character Design.
• Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen (OAV) : Character Design.
• Gegege no Kitaro (TV 4/1996) : Character Design.
• Gegege no Kitaro: Daikaijū (movie) : Character Design, Animation director.
• Gegege no Kitaro: Yōkai Tokkyū! Maboroshi no Kisha (movie) : Character Design, Animation director.
• Glass no Kamen (first TV series/1984) : Key Animation (OP).
• Lupin III (TV) : Design Supervisor.
• Okubyo na Venus (OAV) : Animation director.
• Ring ni Kakero (TV) : Character Design.
• Ring ni Kakero 1: Nichibei Kessen Hen (TV) : Character Design.
• Saint Seiya (TV) : Character Design.
• Saint Seiya Gekijoban (movie) : Character Design, Key Animation.
• Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen (movie) : Character Design, Main Animation Design.
• Saint Seiya: Kamigami No Atsuki Tatakai (Saint Seiya the Movie)(movie) : Character Design.
• Saint Seiya: Saishu Seisen No Senshi Tachi (The Heated Battle of the Gods)(movie) : Character Design.
• Saint Seiya: Shinku No Shonen Densetsu (Legend of Crimson Youth)(movie) : Character Design.
• Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno (OAV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation director.
• Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary (OAV) : Character Design.
• Space Adventure Cobra - The Movie : Animation.
• Berusaiyu no Bara (The Rose of Versailles) (TV) : Animation director.
• The Siamese - First Mission (movie) : Character Design (main).
• Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (TV) : Character Design.
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV) : Character Design.
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (TV) : Character Design.

Call me silly if you want but it's quite difficult for me to write about the demise of Shingo Araki since he was one of the reasons that I enjoyed watching Saint Seiya. He made my childhood into a nice era. He helped me dream beyond and admire the heroism of the Bronze Saints of Athena as they duked it against the unknown. I will miss him a lot.

Rest in Peace, Shingo Araki. You have mine gratitude for helping create so many wonderful anime series that I treasure in my heart.

* Chocochuy sheds some Manly Tears *



Let's listen to Pegasus Fantasy as a final tribute to Araki-sensei :

A scan *sniff* for legality.

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I have rather a lot of them already thanks to a very good buddy in Japan. Come the day I have enough room to display them all properly... Wowsers! :)